School: Batterstown
- Location:
- Batterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 090
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- Once upon a time there lived a poor man with his wife and a lot of children. The poor man had no work to do, and one night when he was going along the road looking for something for the children a man passed by on a big white horse and asked him did he want work. He said he did and the big man said to him would he mind what sort of a job he got and the poor man said he did not. There was a field near by and there was nothing in the field at all. This big man pointed his finger over to the and when the poor man looked at the field a big house appeared. Then the big man said if you are alive in the morning I will give you plenty of(continues on next page)
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- Maureen Byrne
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- Female
